Kathryn Christine Cammack is an American politician and political advisor serving as the US representative for Florida's 3rd congressional district.
29 Facts About Kat Cammack
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Kat Cammack is the second-youngest woman newly elected to Congress in the 2020 election cycle, behind Democrat Sara Jacobs.
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Kat Cammack was born in Denver, Colorado, and raised on a 55-acre cattle ranch.
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When Kat Cammack was a teenager, her mother spent time in jail for driving under the influence.
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In 2006, Kat Cammack graduated from Douglas County High School in Castle Rock, Colorado.
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Kat Cammack earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from the Metropolitan State University of Denver and a Master of Science in national defense and strategic studies from the Naval War College.
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Kat Cammack has said she lived with her mother in an extended-stay motel for four months.
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Kat Cammack once claimed that her family was evicted from their cattle ranch "due to an Obama-era housing program"; in fact, the ranch was put up for sale because the family could not afford the mortgage payments.
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Kat Cammack has said that her family's experience with the federal Home Affordable Modification Program in 2011 inspired her interest in politics.
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Kat Cammack announced her candidacy for Yoho's seat in December 2019.
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Kat Cammack ran for chair of the Republican Study Committee but later withdrew her bid for the position and endorsed Kevin Hern.
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Kat Cammack nominated Kevin McCarthy in the 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election.
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Kat Cammack reiterated the claim the next day on Fox News.
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Kat Cammack was one of 139 representatives who voted on January 7,2021, to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Kat Cammack is anti-abortion and co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus.
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Kat Cammack believes states should determine their abortion laws, and abortion should be allowed only in extreme cases in the first trimester.
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In March 2020, Kat Cammack signed the US Term Limits pledge.
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Kat Cammack cosponsored a bill to expand federal home loans for first responders and educators.
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Kat Cammack has called US college campuses "indoctrination camps" and claimed that conservative students are under attack.
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Kat Cammack cosponsored the PROTECT Florida Act to prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of Florida until 2032.
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On March 14,2022, Kat Cammack said the US needs to produce more oil.
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Kat Cammack is a board member of the Alachua County Friends of the National Rifle Association.
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In June 2021, Kat Cammack was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq.
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Kat Cammack voted for the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022.
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On July 22,2021, Kat Cammack claimed on the House floor that NGOs transport undocumented migrants around the country at US government expense.
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Hannity later acknowledged on Twitter that two of the pictures he aired during Kat Cammack's appearance were milk products for children over one.
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Kat Cammack has said it is reassuring that the Capitol Police are expanding into Florida and will work with local law enforcement.
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Kat Cammack voted against the act and numerous other protections for LGBTQ Americans during her time in Congress.
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Kat Cammack wrote that she supported the bill because, under the Fourteenth Amendment, the law cannot treat one group of citizens differently from another.